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Good Will Hunting -- A math genius denies his gift to hang with his old friends and work as a janitor, finally coming to terms with his past when he meets a quirky psychologist. Oscars for Robin Williams and Best Original Screenplay.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Matt Damon (written by) &
Ben Affleck (written by)
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Release Date:
9 January 1998 (USA) See more »
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Tagline:
Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them. See more »
Plot:
Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 35 nominations See more »
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(417 articles)
50 Movie Quotes: The Word is 'Love'
 (From Extra. 5 September 2010, 9:00 AM, PDT)

Ben Affleck Not Proud Of His Directorial Debut
 (From RealBollywood. 3 September 2010, 9:34 PM, PDT)

Ben Affleck ashamed of ‘horrible and atrocious’ directorial debut
 (From RealBollywood. 3 September 2010, 5:21 AM, PDT)

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This movie has a brilliant script... See more (524 total) »

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams ... Sean Maguire

Matt Damon ... Will Hunting

Ben Affleck ... Chuckie Sullivan

Stellan Skarsgård ... Prof. Gerald Lambeau

Minnie Driver ... Skylar

Casey Affleck ... Morgan O'Mally

Cole Hauser ... Billy McBride
John Mighton ... Tom - Lambeau's Teaching Assistant
Rachel Majorowski ... Krystyn
Colleen McCauley ... Cathy

Matt Mercier ... Barbershop Quartet #1
Ralph St. George ... Barbershop Quartet #2
Rob Lynds ... Barbershop Quartet #3
Dan Washington ... Barbershop Quartet #4
Alison Folland ... M.I.T. Student #1
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Rated R for strong language, including some sex-related dialogue.
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126 min
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Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | USA:R (certificate #35614) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Israel:PG | Singapore:NC-16

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When Will is mopping the floor at the beginning of the movie his name tag identifies him as "Bob" rather than "Will".See more »
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the scene in the Harvard bar before we meet Minnie Driver's character, Ben Affleck orders a "pitcher of the bar's finest lager". The bartender returns with three bottled beers for Affleck, who says nothing about it.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Lambeau:Mod fx... squared... dx. So please finish Parceval, by next time. I know many of you had this as undergraduates, but it won't hurt to brush up.
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102 out of 123 people found the following review useful.
This movie has a brilliant script..., 21 January 2001
Author: rondine (susan.rondine@cox.net) from Mesa, AZ

It appears the jury is hung... many people either loved or hated this movie. I can tell you why I loved it. First of all the script. I think it had a real slice of life, and brilliance in it. Sorry, but some people do use 4 letter words to express themselves. And no, it doesn't mean that's because they lack intelligence to use anything else. I can rise to the occasion any time I need w/out profanity. But it is how I think & speak in my day to day life. The language shouldn't even be an issue. If that's all you heard, you weren't listening! The brilliance in it is everywhere. For example, William's character putting Damon's character in place by noting that he sneers at things that he has no real life experience with. I know people like that. Then moments when he (William's character) says gems like, "I'll save you the suspense sport- she isn't perfect & neither are you- the question is whether you are perfect for each other." I'm paraphrasing of course. The question of relationships, and life career decisions- the courage to risk and overcoming whatever your background is, are all a part of real life. This isn't supposed to be about genius or some "white trash" as someone else said (some people might say the kids in this movie aren't trash, just normal hard working, middle class guys) - it's about love, life and courage- courage to ante up & try again, no matter how many times life knocks us around. The acting, direction and script are wonderful. They definitely deserved the Oscar for this. It has soul. It has meaning & I am sad for the people that didn't get it. As the movie "American Beauty" said... LOOK CLOSER.

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